David Cyril GearyProfessor

Dr. Geary has given invited addresses in a variety of departments (anthropology, biology, behavior genetics, computer science, education, government, mathematics, neuroscience, physics, and psychology) and Universities throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, Europe and East Asia. He is the lead investigator on the MU Math Study, which is focused on mathematical development from the preschool years through high school (see MU Math Study), and supported by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. In addition to these academic activities, he was a key contributor to the 1999 Mathematics Framework for California Public Schools: Kindergarten through grade twelve. Dr. Geary served on the President's National Mathematics Advisory Panel, and chaired the panel's Learning Processes task-group. Dr. Geary was appointed by President Bush to the National Board of Directors for the Institute for Education Sciences (U.S. Department of Education), and served on the board from 2007 through 2010.